| Temporary Sanity | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Universal/Capitol Nashville | |||
| Producer | Barry Beckett | |||
| Eddy Raven chronology | ||||
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Temporary Sanity is the eighth studio album by American country music singer Eddy Raven. It was released in 1989 by Universal Records.
The album accounted for two number one singles on Hot Country Songs: "In a Letter to You" (a cover of Shakin' Stevens) and "Bayou Boys". Following these singles were "Sooner or Later" and "Island". The latter two were issued via Capitol Records, which acquired Universal in 1989. [1]
Raven said of the album's sound that he wanted to add influences of Latin and Caribbean music to his sound, noting in particular the inclusion of steel drums on "Bayou Boys", and comparing "Zydeco Lady" to the sound of Miami Sound Machine. [2] Jason Ankeny of Allmusic called the album a "mixed bag", referring to "Island" as a "moody ballad" but calling the sound of "Bayou Boys" "hamfisted". [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Zydeco Lady" | Eddy Raven, Troy Seals | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Holding On to You" | Walt Aldridge, Gary Baker, Susan Longacre | 3:40 |
| 3. | "In a Letter to You" | Dennis Linde | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Island" | Raven, Seals | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Little Sheba" | Max Carl | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Sooner or Later" | Longacre, Bill LaBounty, Beckie Foster | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Bayou Boys" | Raven, Seals, Frank J. Myers | 2:49 |
| 8. | "A Woman's Place" | Jim Weatherly, Jeff Tweel | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Angel Fire" | Buck Moore, Mentor Williams | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Risky Business" | Baker, Myers | 3:40 |
Adapted from liner notes. [4]
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] | 31 |
Edward Garvin Futch, known professionally as Eddy Raven, is an American country music singer and songwriter. Active since 1962, Raven has recorded for several record labels, including ABC, Dimension, Elektra, RCA, Universal, and Capitol Records. After multiple albums which yielded few hit songs, his greatest commercial success came between 1984 and 1990, during which time Raven achieved six number-one singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. These were "I Got Mexico", "Shine, Shine, Shine", "I'm Gonna Get You", "Joe Knows How to Live", "In a Letter to You", and "Bayou Boys". Raven has a total of eighteen top-ten hits on that chart. Although his chart success diminished in the 1990s, Raven continued to record throughout the 1990s and into the 21st century. In addition to his own work, he has written singles for Don Gibson, Randy Cornor, Jeannie C. Riley, Connie Smith, and The Oak Ridge Boys among others. Raven's music is defined by mainstream country, country pop, Cajun music, and reggae, and he wrote a large number of his singles by himself or with Frank J. Myers.
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